Jumping spider at Acton, ACT
Identification history
| Opisthoncus grassator | 27 Oct 2019 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Opisthoncus grassator | 27 Sep 2019 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unverified | 27 Sep 2019 | Christine |
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User's notes
Seen on handrail in Rainforest Gully. Not sure what is happening here, First spider seems to be holding or eating a smaller version of itself. ??? The last two pictures are of a nearby spider but also looked like the same species, perhaps a younger spider?
2 comments
KimPullen
wrote:
12 Oct 2020
It is certainly eating another spider, whose elongate abdomen suggests Helpis minitabunda, rather than its own species.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.108455-35.276975
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 22 Sep 2019 10:22 AM Recorded on
- Christine Recorded by
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Collections
Christine Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Opisthoncus grassator Jumping or peacock spiders (Salticidae) Spiders
Additional information
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Species information
- Opisthoncus grassator Scientific name
- Jumping spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 826.5m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes